Natalie Imbruglia Reveals the Story Behind "Torn" and Shares Her Favorite '90s Songs

We're big on nostalgia here at Glamour, so it should come as no surprise that our '90s-obsessed selves were thrilled to hear that Natalie Imbruglia would be releasing a new album featuring covers of Imbruglia's favorite songs. Titled Male, the album (out now) features Imbruglia singing songs from Daft Punk, the Cure, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Death Cab for Cutie, and more.

"I wanted to do something vocally driven with classic production," Imbruglia tells Glamour. "It is an album for fans that have grown up with me." Speaking of the fans, Imbruglia was more than willing to pick her favorite '90s songs to share with you guys and tell us the story about how her hit song "Torn" came to be. Rock on!

So what is the real story behind "Torn?" Turns out that Imbruglia herself isn't so sure. "I didn't write it," reveals the artist, "so I don't know what it's really about." The song was written by a band called Ednaswap and Phil Thornally, says Imbruglia, of which the latter also produced and cowrote her first album. But even though Imbruglia didn't write it, that doesn't mean it wasn't deeply personal to her. "I really connected with it when I heard it. It just captured the emotion of a broken relationship so well. We have all been there." Isn't that the truth.
__To purchase Imbruglia's *Male*, visit her official website [here](http://www.natalieimbruglia.com).
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